Menagerie
“There’s a very strange woman next door,” they say.
“A very strange woman indeed.”
“She has a cat.”
“And a dog.”
“There’s the rat.”
“I saw a frog!”
“A very strange woman, I concede.”
The woman lived alone for some time, you see.
Very lonely indeed she’d been.
Rescued a cat.
Bought a dog.
Caught the rat,
And found a frog!
They’re the happiest family you’ve seen.
And, how do we know they’re so happy?
This different menagerie.
Snuggle the cat.
Pet the dog.
Fuss the rat.
Kiss the frog!
The “strange woman” you see, is me.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleYou are strangely beautiful the way you are, Emily.
Thank you Lotchie! I have definitely come to embrace my differences!
You’re welcome. Well, that is the perfect thing to do.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleLove this Emily. You writing about you, or me?? ?
Hahaha, if the shoe fits right? 😛
A very clever little rhyme Emily, that skips along and can’t help putting a smile on the face. Loved it!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you Linda, glad you enjoyed it!
It’s a very accurate representation of us O’Leary’s ?
I have to admit, your mum did come to mind as I read it! ?
Hi Emily, This reminds me of the ditties, and small rhyming songs my sister and her friends used to sing as they skipped together ?. I loved it.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you Eric! It was good fun to write! I enjoy a lighthearted little sing-song piece every once in a while 😛
A lovely story that puts a smile on my face.
Glad to hear it Daisy! 🙂
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleEmily, I love this! It is very lighthearted and the protagonist sounds very content with her lifestyle and animals around her. Well done.
Thank you! I very much see myself this way once the wee ones have grown haha!
This sounds like one of the classical English children’s rhyming stories, Emily. You should create your own book of nursery rhymes. I love this one! It’s very poetic, surprising in a fun way, and has a great rhythm to it.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleAhhh thank you Christer, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I do like to write the occasional little rhyming story! Maybe one day I shall have gathered enough for a book of them!
Poetry for the tired at heart/ for the anxious ones/ poetry is all there is/ if into love/
we embark